Kirk Jenkins4 hours ago2 minPreviewing the Next Series: the New York Cubans versus the Kansas City MonarchsWe’re four series in for our simulated 1936 Negro League playoffs, and we’ve reached the first seven-game semifinal series: the surprisin...
Kirk Jenkinsa day ago1 minRemembering Private George Hickman, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyGeorge Hickman was an eighteen-year-old farmer from Shelby County, Kentucky. Hickman was 5’10”, with a light complexion, blue eyes, and l...
Kirk Jenkins2 days ago1 minNight Baseball Comes to Louisville 32 Years Ahead of MLBHistory records that the first night baseball game in MLB history was at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, with the Reds beating the Philadelph...
Kirk JenkinsOct 111 minRemembering Private Thomas Hazelett, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate Thomas Hazelett was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Hazelett was forty-three at the time of his enlistment and was working a...
Kirk JenkinsOct 113 minIt’s All Down to Game 7 – the Newark Eagles Versus the New York Black YankeesWe’re back in Ruppert Stadium today for the climactic seventh game of our series between the 1936 Newark Eagles and the 1936 New York Bla...
Kirk JenkinsOct 111 minRemembering Private Joel Henry Hardin, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate Joel Henry Hardin was born in Oldham County, Kentucky on December 18, 1838, the son of Warner Hardin and Catherine Ann Hitt. A fa...
Kirk JenkinsOct 113 minWe’re Back to New York as the New York Black Yankees and the Newark Eagles Meet in Game 6Today, we’re back in New York’s Ruppert Stadium for Game 6, and it’s a rematch of Game 3 – Roosevelt Davis to the mound for New York in a...
Kirk JenkinsOct 111 minRemembering Private John Green, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyPrivate John Green was born in Ireland and was a twenty-three-year-old farmer when he enlisted. Green was 5’7 ¾”, with a light complexion...
Kirk JenkinsOct 112 minNew York Black Yankees Meet the Newark Eagles In Game 5 of 1936 SeriesWe’re back at Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York for Game 5 of our latest Simulated 1936 Negro League Playoff Series. The pitchers a...
Kirk JenkinsOct 41 minMore Shakespeare in LouisvilleFrom the Louisville Courier-Journal, November 17, 1899 Miss Kidder in Dual Role Vladimir de Facheammn Great Chopin Recital at Liederkranz...
Kirk JenkinsOct 41 minRemembering Private Edward Green, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyEdward Green was a twenty-nine-year-old carpenter, born in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of Edward James Green and Sarah W. Daughtery....
Kirk JenkinsOct 32 minWe’re Back at Ruppert Stadium With the Newark Eagles Holding a 2-1 LeadToday, we’re back at Ruppert Stadium for Game 4 in our latest playoff series. After Newark won the first two games, the New York Black Ya...
Kirk JenkinsOct 11 minRemembering Private Thomas D. Goodman, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyThomas Goodman was born in South Carolina. Although Goodman told the mustering officer he was eighteen years old when he enlisted, Goodma...
Kirk JenkinsOct 13 minIt’s a Must Win for New York as The Black Yankees Visit Newark for Game 3We’re back for Game 3 of our latest simulated playoff series, and it’s a must-win for the New York Black Yankees as the scene shifts to R...
Kirk JenkinsSep 281 minRemembering Private James Gill, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyJames L. Gill was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, the son of Jediah W. Gill and Louisiana A. Dale. He was twenty-three when he enlisted....
Kirk JenkinsSep 282 minGame 2: The Newark Eagles Take On the New York Black Yankees as the Simulated 1936 Playoffs ContinueAfter Newark took Game 1, we’re back at Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York for Game 2 of our latest Simulated 1936 Negro League Play...
Kirk JenkinsSep 202 minCrowds of Confused Theater-Goers Wandering Aimlessly Around the Louisville Theater DistrictFrom the Louisville Daily Courier, April 9, 1861 (right below an ad: “Wonderful for Hooping Cough”) William Shakespeare can be seen Frida...
Kirk JenkinsSep 201 minRemembering Private Thomas W. Gardner, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyThomas W. Gardner was born in Middlesex County, Virginia around 1835, the son of James and Jannette D. Gardner. He was a bricklayer when ...
Kirk JenkinsSep 204 minIt’s Newark vs. New York for Game 1 of Our Latest Simulated 1936 SeriesToday, we’re at the Municipal Stadium in Freeport, New York, home field of the New York Black Yankees, for Game 1 of our next 1936 (Simul...
Kirk JenkinsSep 201 minRemembering Private Massina Fontaine, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyMassina Willard Fontaine was born in Louisville on August 17, 1839, the son of Massina Fontaine Sr. and Malitta Pomeroy. He was a jeweler...
